| Description | GAP43isveryabundantproteinwhichisfoundconcentratedinneurons.Onegroupdiscovereditasoneofthreeproteinswhichbecomesunregulatedduringtheregenerationofthetoadopticnerve(1).ThreeGAPs(Growthassociatedproteins)werediscovered,andthenumber43comesfromtheapparentSDS-PAGEmolecularweightoftheonenamedGAP43.TheHGNCnameforthisproteinis,notsurprisingly,GAP43.LaterworkshowedthatGAP43doesnotrunonSDS-PAGEinafashionwhichaccuratelyreflectsitsmolecularweight,andthatGAP43proteinsfromdifferentspeciesmayrunatdifferentapparentmolecularweights.PartlyduetothesefeaturesGAP43wereindependentlydiscoveredbyseveraldifferentgroupsandthereforehasseveralalternatenames,suchasproteinF1,pp46,neuromodulin,neuralphosphoproteinB-50andcalmodulin-bindingproteinP-57.IneachcasethenumberreflectstheapparentSDS-PAGEmolecularweight,andunderlinestheunusualpropertiesofthismolecule.MammalianGAP43proteinscontainsonly226-243aminoacids,andsotherealmolecularweightis23.61-25.14kDa.GAP43hasbeenextensivelystudiedandisknowntobeamajorproteinkinaseCsubstrateandtobindcalmodulinavidly.GAP43isanchoredtotheplasmamembranebypalmitoylationmodifications. |
| BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel. |
| Unitsize | 100µL |
| Antigen | C-terminalpeptide217-227ofratandmouseGAP43,whichisKEDPEADQEHA,towhichanNterminalCysteineresiduewasaddedtoallowchemicalcouplingtoKeyholeLimpetHemocyanincarrierprotein. |
| AntibodyType | Polyclonal. |
| Isotype | IgY |
| Accession | P07936NEUM_RAT P06837NEUM_MOUSE |
| Producedin | Chicken. |
| Purity | AntibodyissuppliedasanaliquotofIgYpreparation. |
| Applications | WesternBlotting(WB)andImmunocytochemistry(ICC).Adilutionof1:1,000-1:5,000isrecommendedforWB.Adilutionof1:500-1,000isrecommendedforICC.Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
| Specificity | Theantibodyreactswitha43kDabandbyWesternblotonbovinehippocampuslysate.Ithasalsobeenusedsuccessfullyforimmunocytochemistry. |
| Cross-reactivity | Human,ratandbovine.Itisexpectedthatitwillworkonothermammaltissuesduetoaminoacidsequencesimilarity. |
| Form | Lyophilized,containing3%trehalose,withoutpreservatives. |
| Reconstitution | Reconstitutein100uLsteriledistilledwater.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
| Storage | Storelyophilised,unopenedvialat2-8°Corlower.Afterreconstitution,preparealiquotsandstoreat-20°Cto-80°CforahigherstABIlity.Avoidfreeze-thawcycles. |
| ExpiryDate | 12monthsafterpurchase(unopenedvial). |
| GeneralReferences | SkeneJH,WillardM.Changesinaxonallytransportedproteinsduringaxonregenerationintoadretinalganglioncells.J.CellBiol.89:86-95(1981). |
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